The new watch is marketed as a new generation split seconds chronograph which takes all of the best features from brand’s emblematic RM008 and adds new improvements to it. The result is a completely new, much higher level of accuracy and performance achieved by reduction of the movement weight. The new movement is crafted in lightweight titanium and it weighs a mere 9.5 grams, which is 20% less than before. The calibre is also skeletonized and integrates more than 400 new parts, being optimized to the maximum. The new Caliber RMCC1 offers about 70 hours of power reserve, as indicated on a numeric scale to the left of the barrel.
Richard Mille Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph RM 050 Felipe Massa case back
The watch is crafted in polymer composite injected with carbon nanotubes, which makes this watch even more resistant to the violent shocks. Carbon nanotubes are 200 times stronger than steel and yet very light and able to withstand far stronger impacts than traditional carbon fibre. The case is sealed by two Nitril O-ring seals and water resistant to 50 meters.
This rare piece is available in a very limited edition of only 10 pieces.
Author: Marina Milojević
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